Chieftain Mk. 6

Chieftain Mk. 6 stats at a glance

The Chieftain Mk. 6 has 1760 hit points , 85mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 42 km/h. .

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.7:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.8:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

How Chieftain compares to its peers

There are 71 tier 10 heavy tanks in WoT, including the Chieftain. Its 1760 HP places it in the top 80% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 1843). Frontal hull armor of 85mm ranks in the top 99% for the class (peer average: 171mm). Top forward speed of 42 km/h is faster than 59% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• Chieftain vs 113 BO — tier 10 heavy tank from China
• Chieftain vs 113 — tier 10 heavy tank from China
• Chieftain vs 113 — tier 10 heavy tank from China
• Chieftain vs 116-F3 — tier 10 heavy tank from China
• See full tier 10 heavy tank tier list — all 71 vehicles ranked

Understand the stats

Want a deeper grasp of what these numbers actually mean in battle? Read the glossary:

• What is DPM — the most important offensive metric
• Alpha damage — single-shot damage and what it means for playstyle
• Penetration — and how it interacts with armor angling
• Hull-down position — the king of defensive plays
• View range — how spotting actually works

About this vehicle

Work on the project for the tank meant to replace the Centurion began in the early 1950s, but the first prototypes only appeared in 1959. The FV4201 Chieftain entered service in May 1963 and was produced until 1985. The Chieftain Mk. 6 is the Chieftain Mk. 2 with a new power unit and an altered bow gun. A total of 2,265 vehicles were produced in various modifications.

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